The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-05-07
Maryland Affairs.

Monday, aged 80 years.
The annual law parade of the state militia
takes place in Baltimore next Tuesday.
Rose White, colored, of Baltimore, attempt
ed suicide on Sunday by shooting herself with
pistol.
VIM. H. Divers, ST., aged 81 years, and
John Ferguson, aged 92 years, died in Hartford
county last week.
John B. Corbin. one of the judges of the
Orphans' Court of Worcester county, died on
Friday Of last week.
The Baltimore Base Ball Club has won
seven successive games and now LEADS the
American Association.
James Wallace has planted on his farms,
near Cambridge, 100 bushels OF peas, 100
acres in tomatoes and 5O acres IN sugar corn,
for canning purposes.
Two steamships of the North German
Lloyds line, from Bremen, arrived at Locust
Point on Wednesday morning, having on
board 2,247 passengers.
The tax rate for county purposes in Balti-
more county for this year has been fixed at 60
cents on the 500, reduction of seven cents
from the levy of last year.
During the heavy storm on Wednesday
night, at Monrovia, Frederick county, large
two-story frame dwelling, owned by Mr.;
Melvin p. Wood, and used as dwelling and
store, was struck by lightning and entirely
consumed.
The county commissioners have appointed
the following tax collectors of Howard county
for 1887 First collection district, Everhard
Hartke; second collection district, John w.
Forsythe; third collection district, Thomas
w. Treakle.
The Caroline Democrat of Tuesday says
Wheat is Just beginning to head out In some
favored spots, but it will require another week
of fine growing weather to start the general
crop into head. The harvest will probably
begin about the 10th of June.
The contract for supplying the Western
MARYLAND Railroad Company with coal for
one year from LIST instant has been awarded
to Messrs. Steffey & Findlay and Victor Cush-
wa, shippers of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany's Georges Creek coal, Williamsport.
A. NJ. Morrison stole horse and buggy IN
Baltimore on the 9Th ult. few days ago
he was arrested in Massachusetts, and returned
to Baltimore. He was tried and convicted on
last Friday and sentenced to seven years I'M
prisonment in the penitentiary at hard labor.
There are altogether about 1900 tax pay
ers in Baltimore county, and as the amount
recently levied for county and State tax aggre-
gates $500, $40, the average per capita is
$3.50. Al. The highest taxpayer in the county,
however, pays S., 1872 and the lowest 10 cents.
J.F. L. Wrightson, a prominent citizen, of
Talbot county died on Monday night, at his
residence. in Bay Hundred district, in the
SD wear of bis age. Mr.. Wrightson was born
on the old Henry Clay Homestead, near St.
Michael's, and has lived In the county ever
since.
B. d. Quimby, of the mercantile firm of
Clements & Quimby, Crumpton, Queen An.
ne's county, left home and business on April
26 and has not since been heard OF. his
business affairs are all correct, and he was
very popular. Disappointment in love is
said to be the cause of his departure.
Frederick Stevens. popular young man of
Queen Anne's county, died from the result of
injuries received while playing base ball. He
was student at the Conference Academy at
Dover, and while engaged in game OF ball
last week was injured. He returned home,
but steadily grew worse until death came.
Twenty suits have been docketed against
the Piedmont & Cumberland Railroad Com
pany in the Circuit Court at Cumberland.
Twelve were for false arrest, by parties who
were arrested for tearing up the tracks of the
road on the Cookery farm, near Cumberland,
and the other eight were also for false arrest.
Mrs. Adam T. Bruce, of New York, has
presented to the Johns Hopkins University
the sum of SIC, 900 in cash for the establish
ment of fellowship in biology, in eommem-
Grafton of her son, the late Adam 7. Bruce,
Phi. D., recently fellow and subsequently an
instructor in the Johns Hopkins University,
of Baltimore.
Littleton Payne, who lived near Klej
n Ed GaN r1o,,
week of pneumonia. A singular thing about
the deceased was that he was born with two
teeth, no eyebrows or eyelashes, toe or finger
nails, and, although 10 years of age, the teeth
he was born with we're the only ones nature
ever vopchsafed to him.
At Tiffett's store, in St. Mary county, last
Friday evening, l.. /. Wise, merchant, de-
Wapded that o Young man named Robert
Owens, formerly in his employ, should with
draw some remarks which the latter had made
derogatory to Wise wife, Thia being refused,
Wise fred FIVE shots with pistol at Owens,
all of which took effect.
In passing sentence on Saturday in the Anne
| Arundel Circuit Court, upon the owners OF
vessels whose captains had previously been
convicted and sentenced to the House of Cor
rection for a term of four months for illegal
oyster dredging, Judge Miller warned the ac
cused that for a second offense the court would
be more severe in the punishment.
Carlisle Cump, whose shooting near Hagers-
town, together with his mother, was noticed
| in the ADVOCATE last week, has since
died, and coroner's jury rendered verdict
that his death resulted from pistol wounds at
the hands of some unknown person. His
brother, Emanuel, it will be remembered, is
in Jail charged with shooting both Carlisle and
his mother.
Norman elders have been making converts
up in Garrett county, and much indignation
prevails among the people. The house in
which the Mormons have been holding their
meetings was burned down few nights ago
by an incendiary FIRE. 1t is said that the two
elders will be Joined by two others from Salt
Lake in few days. They have baptized eight
or nine adults In the Mormon faith.
Joshua Herbert, colored, was shot and
killed by Policeman Marshall F. Harding in
Frederick last Sunday night. Harding at
tempted to arrest Herbert, when the latter
ran. Harding followed, firing three shots
without effect, when the negro turned upon
the officer and was shot through the left lung,
the ball coming out at the back. The negro
was man of bad character and disposition,
and had made threats against the police force.
Francis Morgan, Welsh slate miner, was
accidentally killed et the Hartford and Peach
Bottom slate quarry, Hartford county, last
Friday afternoon. He was walking near the
the edge of the quarry under the hosting
cable, to which box is attached. The box
struck him, knocking him over the edge OF
the quarry, into which he fell distance OF
| rs feet His skull was fractured, and nearly
every bone in his body was broken by the fall.
He was about fifty years Of age, and leaves a
wife and family.
The Baltimore city council adjourned on
Monday night until September 26. Before
adjournment memorial was presented by the
directors on the part Of the city in the Western
Maryland Railroad, setting forth that the city
owns 80 per cent. of the stock, and asking, il
the Central Rapid Transit Company is granted
the right to use the bed of Jones's Falls for a
railway, the granting of the privilege be coup
led with pr0yiso that the Western Maryland
Railroad be also given the privilege to use the
bed of the stream.
Turfinen anticipate extra good sport at the
spring meeting of the Maryland Jockey Club,
which begins on Monday next at Pimlico
course, to last four days. Over 200 horses are
now at Washington for the Ivy City races, and
nearly all of these and many others will be at
Pimlico. OF the 80 nominations for the Ran
cocas handicap 10 horses have been declared
out, leaving y that may start. The race is
one mile and furlong, for horses of all ages.
| For the Peyton handicap stakes, one mile and